Monsterz
★ ★ ★ ☆

OverviewA psychological battle between Fujiwara Tatsuya, who plays a man who can control others with his eyes, and Yamada Takayuki, who is immune to Fujiwara’s powers. When Fujiwara discovers that there is someone immune to his powers, he flips out and starts trying to kill the guy. He makes the mistake of threatening Yamada’s ( Read more... )

L❤DK
★ ★ ★ ☆

Overview
It’s a common theme in shojo manga for a girl to randomly find herself living with either A) the boy of her dreams, or B) a boy she hates but will inevitably fall in love with if given enough time alone together. LDK is pattern B.

Closer LookAlthough there is nothing particularly original about the story, the execution is ( Read more... )

Judge!
★ ☆ ☆ ☆

Overview
Judge! is about a young man working at an advertising agency who is sent off to be a judge at a commercial contest in California in order to take the fall for his boss’s terrible commercial. The catch is that he doesn’t speak English so he takes Kitagawa Keiko with him.

Closer Look
Despite the majority of the movie ( Read more... )

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
(I don’t have many friends)
★ ★ ★ ☆

Overview
This out-of-this-world movie is about a bunch of high school kids who don’t have friends so they make “The Neighbors Club” to help them find new friends. Thankfully, this movie doesn’t take itself seriously at all. The over the top situations and fast paced storytelling keep ( Read more... )

Crows Explode
★ ★ ★ ☆

Overview
Crows Explode is a spinoff of Crows Zero that takes place at Suzuran High School after Takiya Genji graduates. In addition to an (almost) entirely new cast, the director is also different from the original Zero movies, and although he stay true to the spirit of Crows, fans of the original will notice a definite ( Read more... )

Bilocation
★ ★ ★ ☆

Overview
I wasn’t really sure what to expect about this movie but I was pleasantly surprised. Although the previews make it seem pretty scary, it’s really not. (This coming from a girl who hates scary movies.) The premise is that certain people have a second version of themselves living within 2-something kilometers. This ( Read more... )